Storage-bin.



E. E. NORQUIST.

STORAGE BIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17. 1915.

1,147,967. I Patented July 27, 1915.

INVENTOR EIZNOI'QUIIS'IIL EMANUEL E. NORQUIST, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

STORAGE-BIN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL E. NoR UIsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Storage-Bins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to storage bins for grain and the like and has for its object to produce a bin partitioned into a plurality of chambers one of which is accessible through the customary door and the remainder of which'a're accessible from the doorcontrolled chamber.

Another object is'to produce a partition embodying removable sections or slats between the door controlled chamber and each of the remaining chambers for making it possible to transfer the contents from either of the last-named chambers to the door controlled chamber.

A further object is to produce a partition structure of such character that it can be positioned by the owner of thebin, to produce chambers of relative capacity to hold the different grains or products or other articles to be stored.

With these objects in View the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, is a top planview with the cover' omitted, of a grain bin shown provided with a partition embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a section on the line II-II of Fig. 1.

In the said drawing, 1 is a bin of sheet steel or equivalent material of a type in common use for the storage of grain, this bin being largely used upon the farms where the grain is raised as they are made rat and vermin proof, and are usually of knockdown construction for convenience of portability. It is of frequent occurrence that a bin of this character is desirable for holding grain, bran, chops and the like for stock feeding purposes. To accomplish this purpose it is of course desirable that the bin be provided with a partition dividing it into a plurality of chambers so that the same bin may hold about three different commodities and besides provide a chamber wherein such commodities may be mixed, if desired, and sacked and a place for the storage of scoops,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 27,1915.

Application filed May 17, 1915. Serial No. 28,777.

sacks and other equipment which may be found convenient in the handling of the commodities. It is also necessary that the partition shall be of such character that it shall successfully resist collapse under the imposltion of pressure produced by the filling of but one or two of the chambers.

The partition is constructed as follows: 2 indicates several pairs of upright strips which are secured rigidly to the inner side of the wall of the bin at the point selected by the person'in control, the space 3, between each pair of the strips receiving the outer ends of boards 4 arranged horizontally one upon the other edgewise. Two sets of the boards 4 at the opposite sides of the center occupy converging planes and at the point of intersection of said planes is a post 5 provided with grooves 6 receiving the ad acent ends of the adjacent sets of boards 4, the said grooves being preferably formed by securing rigidly to the posts 5 in any suitable manner the strips 7 8 and 9 which extend preferably for the full length of the post. The posts 5 in conjunction with the strips 9 form grooves 10 for the reception of the opposite ends of a set of boards 11 which constitute a partition between the front chamber 13 and the rear chamber 14, the intermediate or side chambers 15 being accessible from the front chamber by the removal of partition boards between said chambers.

When the partition is erected it is apparent that it braces itself from every directlon and consequently is not endangered should only a single chamber be filled with grain or the like.

When the partition is being erected, temporary braces, not shown, will be employed to hold the posts 5 in an upright position at the desired points, said braces being unnecessary after suflicient number of the boards 4 have been positioned toreliably hold the posts 5 inan upright position. Because of this the temporary partitions are not shown.

In transferring grain from chamber 14 to chamber 13, it will be necessary to slide the uppermost boards 11 upwardly out of the grooves 10 as the quantity of grain in chamber 14 diminishes and when access to the contents of either of the chambers 15 is desired, the same method is followed with respect to the front set of boards 4 of said chambers or either of them.

If desired certain of the boards 11 or a at a suitable height may be provided with port holes or chutes, not shown as they are in common use in the exterior walls of bins of this character and therefore need not be illustrated.

If the owner desires to provide chambers of different capacity he can do so by setting the posts 5 at the desired points within the bin and the desired distances apart and then use boards 4 and 11 of proper length to extend between said posts and the retaining strips 2 and if necessary the strips 2 can be set at different points within the bin as will be readily understood. In all cases, however, the boards connected with each of the posts 5 should extend convergingly toward said post from planes forward and rearward of the same so that in conjunction with boards 11, the partition shall brace itself from pressure imposed in any direction. It is desirable to have the chamber 13 always of sufficient capacity or size to provide room enough for one to stand within the same and remove or replace any of the boards 4% and 11 and where the bin is of considerable height as is usually the case, to keep a ladder of some sort within chamber 13 to give acess to the bin when filled to the height of five feet or more.

From the above description it will be ap parent that I have produced a storage bin for grain or the like, possessing the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and I wish it to be understood that while I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, I reserve the right to make all changes falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim 1. A bin provided with a partition comprising a pair of upright posts within the bin, boards extending from oneof said posts to the other and held in place by and bracing said posts and sets ofboards diverging laterally and extending forwardly and rearwardly from said posts and secured in fixed relation to the wall of the bin.

2. A bin provided with a partition dividing it into four chambers and consisting of a pair of posts arranged upright within the bin and provided with opposite vertical grooves, boards arranged edgewiseone upon the other and fitting at theiropposite ends in said grooves, four pairs of'strips secured within and to the wall of the bin in planes outward, forward and rearward of the planes of said postsand four sets of boards arranged edgewise one upon the Other ea'ch set fitting at their outer ends between a pair of said strips and at their inner ends engaging said posts for slidable movement upward or downward. v I h i 3. A bin provided with a partition dividing it into a front chamber, a rear chamber and two side chambers, and comprising a pair of upright posts spaced apart and provided with opposite vertical grooves, with rearwardly and outwardly facing vertical grooves and with forwardly and outwardly facing vertical grooves, sets of strips within the bin and spaced apart to provide grooves opposite the forwardly and outwardly facing grooves of said posts, and boards arranged edgewise one upon the other and fitting at their outer ends in the grooves formed by said strips and at their inner ends in the opposing grooves of said posts.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

EMANUEL E. NORQUIST. Witnesses:

H. C. RODGERS, G. Y. THo PE.

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Washington, D. G. 

